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Battle to prevent voter fraud in key swing state

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    Eric Shawn reports from Cleveland, Ohio

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Four days before America votes and polls show the battle of Ohio and it's eighteen electoral votes cannot be any closer.

That state could play a make or break role in the race for the White House but after a history of election problems.

In its biggest county is enough being done there to protect the integrity of Ohio's vote eighteen electoral votes there.

-- -- Y think counting this Cuyahoga town of Cleveland tell us what's.

Gone on there -- -- good morning.

Mega money really have four years ago -- here at the Cuyahoga County board of elections covering the acorn scandal remember that.

-- allegations of voter registration fraud and who could forget Freddie Johnson.

He taught us that he registered to vote -- acorn 73 times.

There have been some problems the US Election Assistance Commission committee.

Says that some scanners had been defective and that had missing votes.

Back in 2006.

Voter cards in voter machines keys were lost employees tested voting machines at home.

Taxi drivers transported memory cards in the -- to be counted.

And 20072.

Officials were convicted of rigging the 2004 presidential election recount.

Could say there -- systemic breakdown of 2006 of the voting process because some of the problems that occurred.

But it but if we're valuing.

That the situation as of today and in 2012.

I think -- it's fair to say that that systemic breakdown did not reappear for example in 2010.

Going allies of me on Tuesday rebel and yeah I had they officials here say that a lot has changed it completely overhaul the systems with transparency credibility and professionalism.

For example now you've got these sudden memory sticks that have the votes counted on them they don't carry them what taxicab drivers anymore now the sheriff's department has it with.

Monitors and observers from both parties the Democrats and the Republicans and represented -- -- both campaigns observed a lot of the system.

Have -- seen the acorn type problems now.

No we don't see those problems on that you know that was -- that was significant.

It was objectionable and you know we we need to put our feet down when we get here at this morning millions across the state and we don't have an acorn.

Can't take a look at his hand books at the poll workers and officials have to memorize those more stuff -- -- -- -- they SATs.

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